Shallow Dive Daf Yomi

Nullification of a bill of divorce • When is coercion valid? • The inclusion of aliases in bills of divorce • The tragic consequences of a well-intentioned false oath

Be optimistic in your generosity, yet conservative in your risk assessments • Honor even the seemingly unworthy who are fortuitously propelled to power; this too is Divine providence • Embrace God's Will as revealed through creation and revelation

After a bill of divorce has been lost and found, when does it remain valid, and when is it disqualified?

What differentiates a prank bill of divorce from a concern that a valid divorce has occurred? • Writing a Get on something that may not be utilized for one's benefit • What forms of writing are included in the Torah's definition of writing? • To effect a valid divorce, the ownership of the Get must be transferred

The personal benefits of kindness • Kindness is never lost • Be generous with your bounty, be it physical or spiritual

Limits of empowerment to give • Ma'amad Shelashtan: How, when, and why can a transfer be accomplished without a symbolic act, simply by means of a declaration without a kinyan?

What must one know to assert that a bill of divorce was written properly? • Even when unnecessary, asserting that a Get was written properly is advantageous • A scathing critique of Babylonian yeshiva culture • From one couple's bickering to a civil war • Scrutiny of great men

The reward of Balak • The tragedies of Gehazi and the Nazarene • The mitzvah of Teshuva is independent of its effectiveness • The atonement ritual for mysterious murders • The unraveling and decay of Jewish civilization in antiquity

Money talks • Rav Moshe Feinstein on money in the Messianic Era and Meir Kahane • Appreciation of one's Divinely gifted agency is important

Should verses be uttered by the congregation during the Priestly blessings? • Humility in action • How should rabbinic appointments be made? • Modim DeRabanan: The fundamental centrality of gratitude • Awe of the upstanding community • Should one accord honor to a student in the presence of his master?